Soul Skill Effect

Two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts fighting, and Yu Tianjue escaped in the chaos?

Yu Yuanzhen instinctively felt that something was not quite right, but he could not put his finger on exactly what it was.

Yet, aside from this scenario, he could not imagine how else Yu Tianjue could have escaped the tiger's maw.

As for the first soul ring Yu Tianjue had obtained...

Yu Yuanzhen subconsciously frowned; he was truly uneasy about a soul ring obtained without his supervision.

"Activate your martial soul. Let me see your first soul ring."

Yu Tianjue nodded and, as instructed, released Xiao Hei. The next instant, a bewitching violet hue suddenly bloomed before Yu Yuanzhen's eyes.

This is... a purple thousand-year soul ring!?

Yu Yuanzhen blinked his eyes instinctively—he almost thought he had suffered a hallucination from a clouded mind after battling the hundred-thousand-year Ice Bear King.

A thousand-year first ring... he had never heard of such a thing before!

This completely overturned the entire soul master world's understanding!

One had to know that the major sects and clans had concluded through years of practice that the limit for a soul master's first soul ring was just over four hundred years. Exceeding this limit would cause a soul master's body to be unable to withstand the ring's energy, leading to irreversible consequences.

Yu Yuanzhen took a deep breath to steady his emotions, then stared fixedly at the purple soul ring beneath Yu Tianjue's feet and spoke, "Tell me in detail how you obtained this soul ring."

"After escaping from that hundred-thousand-year soul beast, I didn't dare to delay, so I picked a direction and ran. Not long after, I saw a Mystic Ice Earth-Splitting Dragon that had been severely wounded and knocked unconscious, so I used the dagger you gave me, Grandfather, to kill this soul beast."

"As it turned out, a purple soul ring floated before me. I intended to give up on it, but I didn't expect Xiao Hei to take the initiative to draw in and absorb this thousand-year soul ring. Perhaps because the soul beast had already lost all consciousness, I didn't feel much resistance while absorbing it."

Yu Tianjue once again recited the excuse he had prepared in advance.

After all, he could hardly say that the Ice Empress had gone to such great lengths to drag him back, only to capture a soul beast to sacrifice to him.

Compared to the story he had concocted, the truth was clearly much harder to accept.

After hearing everything Yu Tianjue said, Yu Yuanzhen's expression suddenly became complex.

Tianjue's luck... was truly favored by the heavens!

First, he was abducted by a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, only for another to appear and fight it, and then, during his flight, he encountered a thousand-year soul beast that was both compatible with his own nature and already knocked unconscious from severe injuries, all while absorbing the ring without encountering any obstacles!

A powerful soul master never lacks luck during their growth; whether it be soul rings, soul bones, or the even rarer external soul bones, luck always plays a part.

Therefore, while Tianjue's luck was a bit heaven-defying, it... did not seem so hard to accept after all.

"Release your first soul skill and let me see its effects."

After calming down for a long while, Yu Yuanzhen finally accepted the reality, and a hint of anticipation began to stir in his heart.

As a relatively rare ice-attribute sub-dragon, the Mystic Ice Earth-Splitting Dragon was highly compatible with Tianjue's martial soul. Furthermore, being a thousand-year soul beast meant that the effect of Tianjue's first soul skill would definitely be far superior to those of others.

Facing Yu Yuanzhen's request, Yu Tianjue did not hold back.

"My first soul skill is called Ice Dragon Rending Charge, and its effects are suitable for both long and short-range combat."

As he spoke, the purple soul ring at Yu Tianjue's feet suddenly flickered.

In Yu Yuanzhen's astonished gaze, Xiao Hei's body actually dove directly into the frozen earth beneath his feet.

But the next instant, Xiao Hei's body erupted from beneath Yu Yuanzhen's feet, kicking up several ice rocks while releasing a powerful shockwave.

Amidst the roar of shattering rocks, Yu Yuanzhen stood motionless on the spot. Beside his feet, a faint blue-purple barrier quietly dissipated.

Although that shockwave had not harmed Yu Yuanzhen in the slightest, it still left him feeling startled.

The intensity of this first soul skill was comparable to the third soul skill of an ordinary soul master... although the skill appeared quite simple, the ability to tunnel underground for a surprise attack, and even release a shockwave of such impressive power, already qualified it as a high-quality skill.

What's more, according to Tianjue, this skill also had a long-range attack form.

Yu Yuanzhen paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, then turned and stopped, his gaze like a torch: "Release the skill on me once more. This time, let me see the effect of the long-range attack."

Yu Tianjue took a deep breath, and the bewitching purple soul ring at his feet lit up once again.

At the same time, Xiao Hei raised its head excitedly and suddenly spat out a straight beam of ice-blue light, carrying surging cold air and frost mist, striking toward Yu Yuanzhen like an arrow released from a bow.

Wherever the beam passed, the air seemed to condense into fine ice crystals.

Yu Yuanzhen's pupils constricted slightly.

Although the power of this skill was nothing to him, the instantly erupting icy force was enough to freeze and shatter an opponent at the Great Soul Master level.

It truly lived up to being a thousand-year first ring!

An innate full soul power, a mutated martial soul, heaven-defying luck, and a thousand-year first ring...

My Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect is finally going to rise because of this!

The ranking of the Upper Three Sects—my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect can finally take another step forward!

Yu Yuanzhen exhaled a long breath, and when he looked at Yu Tianjue again, his eyes held a hint of gratification.

"Let's go. Since the first soul ring has been obtained, we are returning to the sect."

"After we return, remember to check your soul power level with the crystal ball. Since your first soul ring is a thousand-year one, conservatively estimated, your soul power should reach level twelve... I never expected you to have already opened up such a gap between yourself and Tianheng!"

"If that boy Tianheng finds out, he will probably train even harder."

Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianjue gradually moved into the distance, yet neither of them noticed the beautiful figure trailing silently behind them.

Although Snow Empress had said she would let Tianjue live in human society and stop interfering with his growth as she had in the dream, Ice Empress could not set her mind at ease.

Therefore, she decided to leave the Far North and follow Yu Tianjue back to that so-called Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect to protect him from the shadows.

As for whether her tracks would be discovered...

As a 380,000-year-old super soul beast, she was confident that no one would ever detect her. Even if she were discovered, she was confident in her ability to retreat unscathed.

Watching Ice Empress's receding figure, Snow Empress pursed her lips and let out a soft sigh before turning back into the Ice and Snow Palace.

Although Snow Empress also wished to leave with her, the Far North... could not do without her for the time being.